Shivanand Mohanty is creative head, Dentsu Communications

Shivanand Mohanty of Dentsu Communications' has been elevated as the creative head of the agency. Prior to the promotion, he was the executive creative director and has been with the agency since its inception.

Mohanty will oversee the agency's creative function across its offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.

Mohanty has handled clients such as Toyota, Yamaha, Panasonic, Indian Oil, Incredible India, Aircel and Acer.

Before Dentsu, he was with Impact BBDO, Dubai, where he was involved in the creative work for brands such as Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge.

Mohanty started his advertising career in Interact Vision, Delhi. He then moved to Rediffusion - Y&R, where he spent eight years, before moving to Impact BBDO.

Over the years, he has worked on brands such as Airtel, AT&T, McDowell's, BPL, Wella, Canon and Taj Group of Hotels.